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3.—(1) The chairperson or a trustee of a NHS trust may resign office at any time during the period of the appointment by giving notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers to this effect.
(2) If the Scottish Ministers consider that it is not in the interests of the health service that a person who is appointed as chairperson or trustee of a NHS trust should continue to hold that office they may forthwith terminate that person’s appointment.
(3) If a chairperson or trustee of a NHS trust has not attended any meeting of the management team, or of any committee of the trust of which they are a member, for a period of six consecutive months, the Scottish Ministers shall forthwith terminate that person’s appointment unless the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that–
(a)the absence was due to illness or other reasonable cause; and
(b)the chairperson or trustee will be able to attend meetings within such period as the Scottish Ministers consider reasonable.
(4) Where, during the period of their appointment, a trustee of a NHS trust is appointed chairperson of the trust, their period of office as trustee shall terminate on the date when their appointment as chairperson takes effect.
(5) Where a chairperson or trustee becomes disqualified in terms of regulation 4 that person shall forthwith cease to hold such appointment.
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